Trump says Tim Cook makes a 'compelling' argument against Apple paying tariffs

At a weekend meeting with Donald Trump, Tim Cook made a "compelling" argument for Apple to be exempt from tariffs. Cook is said to have argued if Apple was forced to pay tariffs, it made it difficult to compete with other companies, such as Samsung. Trump acknowledged that it was "tough" for Apple to be paying tariffs on its China-made products when Samsung was not subject to them, but made no indication that exemption for Apple was on the cards. See also: Privacy: Apple now treats WebKit tracking circumvention as a security issue Apple widens the scope of its bug… [Continue Reading]